1961 Map of Buttes

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Fort Carson Military Reservation dominates the western half of this landscape, its boundary line separating the military training grounds from the ranching and rail corridor to the east. Parallel tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe create a narrow transit spine along Fountain Creek. This corridor is dotted with small settlements and operations like Buttes, Midway Ranch, and Wigwam, where a local Wigwam Sch and the Wilson Cem suggest a close-knit rural community. The landscape is heavily influenced by water management, evidenced by numerous irrigation channels such as Hanover Ditch No 14 and Jackson and Burke Ditch which draw from the creek to support high-plains agriculture and ranching at sites like the 7 L Bar Ranch.